zerstören
to destroy
English translations
- 01
destroy
- 02
intact
- 03
undestroyed
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas vollständig beschädigen oder vernichten.
- English meaning
- To destroy
- Synonym
- vernichten, ruinieren
- German example
- Der Sturm hat viele Häuser zerstört.
- English example
- The storm destroyed many houses.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich zerstöre du zerstörst er/sie/es ich zerstört wir zerstören ihr zerstöret sie zerstören
- Past Participle
- ich habe zerstört du hast zerstört er/sie/es hat zerstört wir haben zerstört ihr habt zerstört sie haben zerstört
- Past
- ich zerstörte du zerstörtest er/sie/es zerstörte wir zerstörten ihr zerstörtet sie zerstörten
Related words
- Radionuklidtherapie
Radionuclide therapy
- Kamikaze
A Japanese pilot who made a suicidal crash attack in World War II; figuratively: a person who is willing to sacrifice themselves for a cause.
- Kamikaze
A Japanese pilot who made a suicidal crash attack in World War II; figuratively: a person who is willing to sacrifice themselves for a cause.
- Seemine
Naval mine
- ruinieren
to ruin
- zugrunderichten
To ruin, to destroy
- zugrunde richten
To ruin, to destroy
- sabotieren
Sabotage
- bomben
to bomb
- vandalisieren
Vandalize
- verschonen
to spare
- demolieren
Demolish
- vernichten
to destroy
- zerdeppern
To shatter, to smash
- zerrütten
To disrupt, to ruin
- kaputtmachen
To break, to destroy
- niederbrennen
Burn down
- zunichtemachen
To nullify
- hinwegfegen
to sweep away
- aushungern
To starve out means to weaken or destroy someone or something by depriving them of food or resources.
- allemachen
To ruin, to destroy
- kaputtsparen
To ruin by excessive saving
- zersingen
to shatter by singing
- niederwerfen
To throw down, to defeat
- zerwerfen
to smash, to shatter
- übertöten
To overkill, to destroy completely
- annihilieren
Annihilate
- korrosiv
Corrosive
- bakteriolytisch
Bacteriolytic
- Subversion
Subversion
- Bestrahlung
irradiation
- Schiffbruch
Shipwreck
- Schurke
Villain
- Zwietracht
Discord means disagreement, strife, or disharmony between people or groups.
- Chemotherapie
Chemotherapy
- Luftabwehrrakete
A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft or missiles.
- Superschurke
Supervillain
- reissen
to tear
- nagen
To gnaw, to nibble
- beschädigen
to damage
- abschlachten
to slaughter, to massacre
- entzweien
to estrange, to divide
- abreißen
to demolish
- coventrisieren
To ostracize, to shun
- abreissen
To tear down
- zerschmettern
to shatter
Example sentences with “zerstören”
Das Feuer wird alles zerstören. (The fire will destroy everything.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'zerstören' separable?
No, it is an inseparable verb (inseparable prefix 'zer-').